Philip Cochran
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Philip Gerald Cochran was an officer in the United States Army Air Corps and the United States Army Air Forces. Cochran developed many tactical air combat, air transport, and air assault techniques du
Colonel Philip Cochran, USAAF, in 1944.
Philip Cochran in his P-51A (background) over Burma.
Terry and the Pirates
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Terry and the Pirates is an action-adventure comic strip created by cartoonist Milton Caniff, which originally ran from October 22, 1934, to February 25, 1973. Captain Joseph Patterson, editor for the
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…Burma during operations as co-commander (with Col John R. Alison) of the 1st Air Commando Group. Cochran was the inspiration behind characters in the Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon by Milton Caniff. After earning a business degree from Ohio State University in 1935, Cochran enlisted as a pilot in the Army Air Corps…
The first Terry and the Pirates Sunday page was launched on December 9, 1934.